Constituents: meaning, definitions and examples

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constituents

 

[ kษ™nหˆstษชtสƒuษ™nts ]

Noun
Context #1 | Noun

politics

The people who live and vote in an area

Synonyms

citizens, residents, voters

Examples of usage

  • The congresswoman promised to listen to the concerns of her constituents.
  • The senator's job is to represent the interests of his constituents in the state.
  • The mayor held a town hall meeting to hear directly from her constituents.
Context #2 | Noun

chemistry

The components or elements making up a compound or mixture

Synonyms

components, elements, ingredients

Examples of usage

  • The chemist analyzed the constituents of the unknown substance.
  • Water is composed of the constituents hydrogen and oxygen.
  • The recipe lists all the constituents needed to make the dish.
Context #3 | Noun

linguistics

The morphemes that make up a word

Synonyms

elements, morphemes, parts

Examples of usage

  • In the word 'unhappiness,' the 'un-' and 'happy' are constituents.
  • The linguist studied the constituents of compound words.
  • Understanding the constituents of a language helps in language analysis.

Translations

Translations of the word "constituents" in other languages:

๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡น constituintes

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ เค˜เคŸเค•

๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช Bestandteile

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉ komponen

๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ัะบะปะฐะดะพะฒั–

๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑ skล‚adniki

๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต ๆง‹ๆˆ่ฆ็ด 

๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท constituants

๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ componentes

๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ท bileลŸenler

๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ท ๊ตฌ์„ฑ ์š”์†Œ

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ู…ูƒูˆู†ุงุช

๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟ sloลพky

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฐ zloลพky

๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณ ๆˆๅˆ†

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฎ sestavine

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ธ รพรฆttir

๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฟ า›าฑั€ะฐะผะดะฐั ะฑำฉะปั–ะบั‚ะตั€

๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ช แƒจแƒ”แƒ›แƒแƒ“แƒ’แƒ”แƒœแƒšแƒ”แƒ‘แƒ˜

๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฟ tษ™rkib hissษ™lษ™ri

๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝ componentes

Word origin

The word 'constituents' originated from the Latin word 'constituere' meaning 'to set up.' In the political context, it first appeared in English in the 18th century, referring to voters or residents of an area. In the scientific fields, it has been used to describe the components of compounds or mixtures since the 19th century. The term has also been applied in linguistics to refer to the morphemes that make up words. Over time, 'constituents' has become a versatile word used in various disciplines to describe essential elements or parts.

See also: constituency, constitute, constitution, reconstitution.

Word Frequency Rank

At #5,027 in frequency, this word belongs to advanced vocabulary. It's less common than core vocabulary but important for sophisticated expression.